Read the excerpt from "the gift of the magi."

at 7 o’clock the coffee was made and the frying-pan was on the back of the stove hot and ready to cook the chops.

jim was never late. della doubled the fob chain in her hand and sat on the corner of the table near the door that he always entered. then she heard his step on the stair away down on the first flight, and she turned white for just a moment. she had a habit of saying a little silent prayer about the simplest everyday things.

in this excerpt, the dillingham youngs are described as a couple that

practices religion
enjoys fancy meals
follows daily routine
enjoys living in the city

The correct answer is that Dillingham Youngs are described as a couple that  follows daily routine. The text describes actions that they repeat everyday when they have breakfast. There are some adverbs that suggest this daily repetition such as "never" or "always". Also, the use of the word "habit" implies that the story told frequently happens in the life of this family.

overnment is strong when they have the ability to persuade those they govern to believe government has enough power to force them or should be forcing them to do government’s will.

when enough of the citizenry do not believe government can force them or should force them to do its bidding, government has lost or will lose its strength and power to coerce.

when enough of the citizenry do believe government can force or should force them to do its bidding, they become passive at the least or actively pro-government and repeat government’s own rhetoric to pass on what they have been persuaded by government’s propaganda.

a true majority isn’t always needed to govern or to stop government. many times all that is needed is a strong minority. if a determined 30% of the population rises up against government in a concerted effort to bring it down, this size minority usually will succeed as long as those actively opposing the minority are less in force than the minority. so if 41% of the population sits at home watching tv rooting for one side or the other, they don’t matter. it’s the active parties who make a difference.